https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Grief-and-loss/If-only-the-Dr-s-told-me-the-truth-on-survival-rate/m-p/35437#M593 <P>My father was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in his early 70’s and never smoked. The cancer was lodged in one of his lung and for the 1st year he qualified for a drug medication o keep the cancer from spreading, without needing chemo or radiation. At this stage, we were always told the cancer couldn’t be staged, so I never really knew the severity of it.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>1 year later, the mass grew bigger in the lung and therefore he had to start chemo. . He was transferred to Peter Mac from another hospital and this is when we got the horrible news that he was at Stage 4 and they were surprised we didn’t know. So, even with chemo treatments we kept being told there is no cure but a 5 year survival rate.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Unfortunately, dad kept getting infections after chemo treatments and then got a blood clot that eventually ended his life. He lived for 18 months from the time he was diagnosed. I just want to vent and say that I really wished that the medical staff were upfront and honest about the real stats on survival rates when getting diagnosed in your 70’s</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Now reading up on the stats on the internet, survival in Lung Cancer diagnosed later in life at Stage 4 is more like 12-15 months on average with treatment, not 5 years!! &nbsp;I just feel so angry thinking I had so much more time with Dad when in reality, his time was really short and if I was given the real facts, that would have prepared me &nbsp;for his death better, instead of being hopeful. I know I sound very grim and negative, but his death was more of a shock to me because I never expected him to only live for that short amount of time. It’s really sad I guess and trying to cope with it.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 07 Sep 2020 03:18:00 GMT Gwendolyn 2020-09-07T03:18:00Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Grief-and-loss/If-only-the-Dr-s-told-me-the-truth-on-survival-rate/m-p/35437#M593 <P>My father was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in his early 70’s and never smoked. The cancer was lodged in one of his lung and for the 1st year he qualified for a drug medication o keep the cancer from spreading, without needing chemo or radiation. At this stage, we were always told the cancer couldn’t be staged, so I never really knew the severity of it.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>1 year later, the mass grew bigger in the lung and therefore he had to start chemo. . He was transferred to Peter Mac from another hospital and this is when we got the horrible news that he was at Stage 4 and they were surprised we didn’t know. So, even with chemo treatments we kept being told there is no cure but a 5 year survival rate.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Unfortunately, dad kept getting infections after chemo treatments and then got a blood clot that eventually ended his life. He lived for 18 months from the time he was diagnosed. I just want to vent and say that I really wished that the medical staff were upfront and honest about the real stats on survival rates when getting diagnosed in your 70’s</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Now reading up on the stats on the internet, survival in Lung Cancer diagnosed later in life at Stage 4 is more like 12-15 months on average with treatment, not 5 years!! &nbsp;I just feel so angry thinking I had so much more time with Dad when in reality, his time was really short and if I was given the real facts, that would have prepared me &nbsp;for his death better, instead of being hopeful. I know I sound very grim and negative, but his death was more of a shock to me because I never expected him to only live for that short amount of time. It’s really sad I guess and trying to cope with it.&nbsp;</P> Mon, 07 Sep 2020 03:18:00 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Grief-and-loss/If-only-the-Dr-s-told-me-the-truth-on-survival-rate/m-p/35437#M593 Gwendolyn 2020-09-07T03:18:00Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Grief-and-loss/If-only-the-Dr-s-told-me-the-truth-on-survival-rate/m-p/36104#M613 <P>Hello Gwendolyn,</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am so sorry to hear about your loved one, sometimes all the time in the world never seems enough.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>How are you currently holding up?</P> Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:17:59 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/Grief-and-loss/If-only-the-Dr-s-told-me-the-truth-on-survival-rate/m-p/36104#M613 iloveyoudearly7 2020-11-09T12:17:59Z